Survival of Shrimp Aquaculture
BANGLADESH - Shrimp is not only the most popular seafood in the West, but is also an alternative to replace the loss due to the exhaustion of global fisheries.

Russia Shows Interest in Bangladesh Shrimp
BANGLADESH - Russian importers have recently shown great interest in the Bangladesh shrimp market, leading to expectations of increased imports.

Bangladesh DFO set new target
BANGLADESH - Speakers at a views-sharing meeting urged the farmers to enhance fish production through best uses of the existing natural resources, reports The New Nation.

EU Inspections Could Jeopardise Export Trade
EU - The European Union is debating the inspection of all frozen shrimp containers shipped from Bangladesh in an effort to detect potential disease problems.

Aqua Focused Project will Aid Wetland Communities
CHALAN BEEL - Fish production in Chalan Beel stands to benefit from a Taka 20.41 crore project aimed at restoring its fish resources.

Bleak outlook for Bangladesh Shrimp Farmers
BANGLADESH - Nearly 400,000 shrimp farmers face an uncertain future two months after Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh's southwestern coastal belt.

Bleak Outlook for Bangladesh Shrimp Farmers
BANGLADESH - Nearly 400,000 shrimp farmers face an uncertain future two months after Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh's southwestern coastal belt.

Shrimp production in disarray
BANGLADESH - Thousands of the shrimp farmers in the coastal belt are facing catastrophe as cyclone Sidr has ripped the heart out of one of the key production areas for the country's second largest export industry.

Making shrimp exports secure
BANGLADESH - The export-oriented frozen food sector, which comprise mainly shrimp, has been emerging as the second most important export item in Bangladesh after readymade garment.

Sweet water shrimp cultivation in 200 farms suspended
BANGLADESH - Sweet water shrimp cultivation in around 200 farms in Bogra and Joypurhat districts remains suspended for over one and a half years due to scarcity of quality mother shrimp and fry.

EU team to visit Khulna shrimp centres
BANGLADESH - Exporters of frozen shrimp are making preparations to welcome a four-member EU inspection team that will visit shrimp cultivation and processing centres in Khulna and Bagerhat districts on October 21 and 22.

Govt plans to buck up fisheries sector
BANGLADESH - The government is considering abandoning the existing system for leasing water bodies in an effort to improve the livelihoods of fishing communities and increase fish production.

Piranha or Thai Chanda?
BANGLADESH - Fish farmers and hatchery owners in Mymensingh have claimed that fishery authorities have 'branded' their Thai Chanda as Piranha and asked them to destroy those.

Better surveillance will safeguard EU and US markets
BANGLADESH - Frozen food exporters are calling for better measures to identify the origin of two hazardous antibiotics that are known to contaminate shrimps.

Decrease in Fish Exports from Burma to Bangladesh
BANGLADESH - Burma's fish exports to Bangladesh have decreased since Bangladesh authorities found the chemical formalin in some fish in the country couple months ago.

10,000 youths achieve economic self-reliance by fish farming
BANGLADESH - More than 10,000 unemployed, educated youngsters have achieved economic self-reliance through fish farming during the past couple of years, says Bangladesh officials.

50 shrimp farms and crops last in tidal surge
BANGLADESH - The tidal surge that swept the coast last week washed away shrimps from at least 50 farms and damaged crops on about 2,000 acres in 12 villages in Patuakhali Sadar and Baufal upazilas.

New method invented in Bangladesh to detect formalin in fish
BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi scientists have recently invented a new method to detect formalin in fish within 30 seconds, local newspaper The Independent reported Friday.

Bangladesh to use machine to detect antibiotics in frozen shrimps
BANGLADESH - The government recently started commercial operation of the much-awaited antibiotic detecting machine used in export of frozen shrimps helping the exporters comply with the directives of foreign buyers.

Burma Hopes to Export 500 Tons of Shrimp to Bangladesh
BANGLADESH - Shrimp exporters from Arakan State are keen to export more shrimp from the Maungdaw wholesale shrimp center to Bangladesh during the 2007-08 fiscal year than they have in previous years, according to a report of a business source in Maun...

Bangladesh shrimp export requirements
BANGLADESH - Earnings from shrimp export has increased over the years. The quality of exported shrimp and the food value thereof should be maintained. The production of shrimps and other fishes has to be increased with necessary official support to maintain...

US help for shrimp sector to continue
BANGLADESH - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its support for the development of Bangladesh's shrimp sector that has been struggling to cope with quality shrimp exports to the West due to virus infections. "The...